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Privacy after Big Data: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 27, 2017
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Privacy and Security Implications of Public Wi-Fi - A Case Study: by Vanya Rakesh — published Dec 09, 2016 — last modified Dec 12, 2016 12:29 PM — filed under: Public Wireless Network, Privacy, Internet Governance, Digital Rights
Today internet is an essential necessity in everyday work and recognizing its vital role, governments across the world including the Indian government, are giving access to public Wi-Fi. However, use of public Wi-Fi brings along with it certain privacy and security risks. This research paper analyses some of these concerns, along with the privacy policies of key ISPs in India providing public Wi-Fi service in Bangalore-namely D-VoIS and Tata Docomo, as a case study to provide suitable recommendations.
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Privacy and Security Implications of Public Wi-Fi - A Case Study: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 09, 2016
Located in Internet Governance / Files
Privacy and Surveillance in India: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 13, 2013 — filed under: Surveillance, Internet Governance, Privacy
Sunil Abraham, Executive Director from the Centre for Internet and Society will give a talk on privacy and surveillance in India at this event organised by the Centre for Culture, Media and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia on September 18, 2013. The talk will be held at Network Governance Lab, CCMG, Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi at 11.30 a.m.
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Privacy and Surveillance Talk by Sunil Abraham: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 13, 2013
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Privacy and Telecommunications: Do We Have the Safeguards?: by Elonnai Hickok — published Nov 22, 2010 — last modified Mar 21, 2012 10:06 AM
All of you often come across unsolicited and annoying telemarketing calls/ SMS's, prank calls, pestering calls for payment, etc. Do we have any safeguards against them? This blog post takes a look at the various rules and regulations under Indian law to guard our privacy and confidentiality.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Privacy and the Information Technology Act — Do we have the Safeguards for Electronic Privacy?: by Prashant Iyengar — published Apr 07, 2011 — last modified Dec 14, 2012 10:29 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
How do the provisions of the Information Technology Act measure up to the challenges of privacy infringement? Does it provide an adequate and useful safeguard for our electronic privacy? Prashant Iyengar gives a comprehensive analysis on whether and how the Act fulfils the challenges and needs through a series of FAQs while drawing upon real life examples.
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Privacy By Design — Conference Report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 02, 2011 — last modified Aug 22, 2011 12:03 PM — filed under: Internet Governance, Privacy
How do we imagine privacy? How is privacy being built into technological systems? On April 16th,The Center for Internet and Society hosted Privacy by Design, an Open Space meant to answer these questions and more around the topic of privacy. Below is a summary of the conversations and dialogs from the event.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog / Privacy
Privacy concerns multiply for Aadhaar, India’s national biometric identity registry: by Prasad Krishna — published Mar 22, 2017 — last modified Mar 22, 2017 02:38 PM — filed under: Aadhaar, Internet Governance, Privacy
The largest and most sophisticated biometric identity system of any country in the world, India’s Aadhaar, is sparking new fears that the personal data it stores on more than 1.1 billion people could be vulnerable to exploitation.
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Privacy matters: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 29, 2010 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 07:22 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Privacy India invites individuals to attend “Privacy Matters”, a one-day conference on 23 January 2011 at the WB National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) Law School in Kolkata. Privacy India, Society in Action Group and the Centre for Internet & Society have joined hands to organize this.
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